Medicaid & Drugs - Washington D.C. Newsletter
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Nine drugmakers agree to Medicaid and cash-pay price cuts
23 Dec 2025 12:52 GMT
WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President … pay the highest prescription drug prices globally, often nearly … Medicaid, with officials promising "massive savings" on widely used drugs … offer its experimental cholesterol drug enlicitide through direct-to …
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House Republicans pass healthcare bill without extending Affordable Care Act subsidies that expire December 31: costs set to double or triple for many Californians
28 Dec 2025 22:01 GMT
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December 28, 2025 (Washington D.C.) – With both houses of … states impose work requirements for Medicaid, and allows states to … benefit managers to lower drug costs, but it wouldn … shutdown.
Representative Pat Ryan (D-New York) says Republicans …
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Trump Said He Didn't Know About Project 2025. He Lied
28 Dec 2025 04:01 GMT
… prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds, even for non … access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone. Medication abortions now account … nation — 29 states and Washington, D.C., prohibit discrimination against potential foster …
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340B Program is Hidden Tax on Patients, Employers and Taxpayers
27 Dec 2025 05:10 GMT
In Washington, D.C., lawmakers are engaged in … serve poor communities afford prescription drugs. “The program allows … health clinics, and implement medication management and community health … 50% larger than Medicaid’s net prescription drug spending.”
Bill …
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FDA Backs First Obesity Pill, Boosting Ozempic-Style Treatment Market
26 Dec 2025 09:47 GMT
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Washington D.C.: US regulators have approved the first daily oral medication to … -1 weight-loss drugs. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has … a month to Medicare and Medicaid patients and uninsured cash-paying …
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Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year
25 Dec 2025 00:13 GMT
… prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds, even for non … access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone. Medication abortions now account … nation — 29 states and Washington, D.C., prohibit discrimination against potential foster …
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States sue Trump administration over move to dramatically limit gender transition care
24 Dec 2025 18:54 GMT
… an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt … of 19 states including Washington, D.C., filed a complaint this … requires that its state Medicaid program provide gender-transition … Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, Washington and the District of Columbia …
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Democrat-led states sue HHS over push to defund hospitals that perform sex-change procedures on minors
24 Dec 2025 18:28 GMT
… shown Aug. 16, 2006, in Washington, D.C. | Mark Wilson/Getty … participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs from performing body- … from federal Medicare and Medicaid any medical facility that … the provision of puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones, …
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A massive year in federal news: 8 policy shifts and what they mean for ASCs
24 Dec 2025 00:16 GMT
… . Lawmakers have also departed Washington, D.C., for the remainder of … and hospital provider taxes
Medicaid work requirements beginning as … nation’s most expensive drugs will drop to their … stipulates CMS could select 10 medications for 2026, with eligibility …
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MALVEAUX: Congress Went Home. Health Care Didn’t Get Fixed. Americans Pay the Price.
23 Dec 2025 23:27 GMT
… that refused to expand Medicaid under the ACA continue … weakens bargaining power with drug companies and insurers. It … . Other wealthy nations negotiate drug prices. They provide universal … author and commentator based in Washington, D.C.
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